Portable I just purchased The Prestige and was wondering " Am I going to be able to unplug the hard drive and and move my data to another pc/laptop? May someone please answer this?
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Hello, I do not have a prestige, however i believe all USB Hard drives work somewhat the same way - just plug and go! (i could be wrong tho) Hope this helps!
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This isn't exactly "portable"...You can move it around, sure, but it requires another power source (wall outlet) to run. So that's two cords, the USB connected to the computer and the power cable connected to the wall. It's a little inconvenient in my opinion but if you have a stationary computer it isn't a problem. Like Adam said this HDD is plug and go. I didn't have to install anything or even format it. Works like a big flash drive. I'm planning on getting another, bigger one because I filled my 500GB in a few months.
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Agreed. I bought it assuming the advertisement on Amazon was correct... USB power. To confirm I even looked at the list of what comes in the box. No power supply is listed. Irritating to say the least.
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Though there is no internal drive, I used an external drive to transfer data back and forth with no issue. I made a conscious choose choice for lightweight portability over a drive, since I already had an external drive.
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You will need to plug and unplug it from wall and your computer each time you move it. It's not a plug and play USB drive, it requires electricity. Hope this helps.
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I just installed it in my daughter's Toshiba laptop last night with the same series of laptop you mention. Just don't lose the screws when you take the other hard drive out. I am assuming that you will clone the original to it. Or load an OS with it. Either way my daughter is up and running all day just fine!
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Yes you can. I have it loaded on both my wife's and my desktop and also on our laptop. You just have to backup your database on the main computer then transfer it to the other ones.
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No, no problem moving data. Just semi-slow because it isn't anything fancy but, it isn't super slow to me either. What's cool is that I can plug my hard drives into it too. Things that didn't work I've learned are my drawing tablet because it requires a wacom bamboo drive etc. can not peform pressure with this. but! Two time when I have had all of them on and runnin something, and plugged in a fourth one! it cut off. I had to ya know restart the computer. So it could refresh its self. So you gotta be a bit easy when plugging in a bunch of stuff. Once it is in there everything work fine. I love mine, blue lights are nice but, can get annoying at night. I love that u can click them on and off it's convenient. I use it everyday! :)
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Thanks Pete. I was considering this as I figured this was digital but I am guessing its not? Wanted to avoid the mechanics of a 3.5. I have an ssd drive in a pc I built and it screams. So this hard drive spins then I take it and is not digital as I first assumed. I see now that assumption was wrong and there is no advantage other than size. Thanks!
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What exactly to you have that is connected to your computer that is powered by the USB? Keyboards, Mice, Game Controllers, Flash Drives, USB Memory Card Readers, all these things should work just fine. External Hard Drives I am not sure about, but If your External Hard Drive is Powered though a AC Adapter (Or DC Adapter if You live outside the USA) I am guessing it should be OK, but if you are not sure or uncomfortable about hooking up a hard drive to a USB extension cord like this one. Then you are better off just using the shorter USB cable that the External Hard Drive came with. Good Luck to You and Have a Merry Christmas :-D What exactly to you have that is connected to your computer that is powered by the USB? Keyboards, Mice, Game Controllers, Flash Drives, USB Memory Card Readers, all these things should work just fine. External Hard Drives I am not sure about, but If your External Hard Drive is Powered though a AC Adapter (Or DC Adapter if You live outside the USA) I am guessing it should be OK, but if you are not sure or uncomfortable about hooking up a hard drive to a USB extension cord like this one. Then you are better off just using the shorter USB cable that the External Hard Drive came with. Good... » Read More What exactly to you have that is connected to your computer that is powered by the USB? Keyboards, Mice, Game Controllers, Flash Drives, USB Memory Card Readers, all these things should work just fine. External Hard Drives I am not sure about, but If your External Hard Drive is Powered though a AC Adapter (Or DC Adapter if You live outside the USA) I am guessing it should be OK, but if you are not sure or uncomfortable about hooking up a hard drive to a USB extension cord like this one. Then you are better off just using the shorter USB cable that the External Hard Drive came with. Good Luck to You and Have a Merry Christmas :-D « Show Less
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instructions say no. however I would try something in desperation. change the 300gb drive to allocate less than 250gb, maybe that will work. I hope so because I will be trying the same thing at some point. otherwise use free cloning software (with a recovery disk). btw, this device is the only way I have found to clone a "dynamic" disk easily. Thank you HP for that nightmare.
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I know you can transfer files such and photos,pdf's, and documents. but not sure if you can back other data such as contacts or games. Mine died before I could do extensive testing with it. It no longer recharges.
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Short answer - don't know. There is nothing in the documentation to indicate you can. The USB port seems to be only for extending the drive space. I would say it is not intended to be connected to a computer via USB connection. Mine is connected via the wireless network and it works fine.
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I was just able to partition a drive and load it on both computers. I've been useing a lot of answers from the internet for loading and moveing stuff around.
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Hi Tran,I have been bringing this HD to & for office and while traveling I leave it in my bag, I am rather rough with placing down and carrying my bag and as of to date, there are no issue with the function of the HD. My kids did ever took out the HD and dropped it twice on the floor from their baby high chair, well I must said the HD is still surviving. It is definitely a well worth purchase HD. Trust me, you will not regret. I have previously had Iomega HD but the connection joint between the hard disk and cable got loosen and the whole HD just dies off. Can you imagine that! Anyway I would recommend you to get this. Hi Tran,I have been bringing this HD to & for office and while traveling I leave it in my bag, I am rather rough with placing down and carrying my bag and as of to date, there are no issue with the function of the HD. My kids did ever took out the HD and dropped it twice on the floor from their baby high chair, well I must said the HD is still surviving. It is definitely a well worth purchase HD. Trust me, you will not regret. I have previously had Iomega HD but the connection joint between the hard disk and cable got loosen and the whole HD just dies off. Can you imagine that! Anyway... » Read More Hi Tran,I have been bringing this HD to & for office and while traveling I leave it in my bag, I am rather rough with placing down and carrying my bag and as of to date, there are no issue with the function of the HD. My kids did ever took out the HD and dropped it twice on the floor from their baby high chair, well I must said the HD is still surviving. It is definitely a well worth purchase HD. Trust me, you will not regret. I have previously had Iomega HD but the connection joint between the hard disk and cable got loosen and the whole HD just dies off. Can you imagine that! Anyway I would recommend you to get this. « Show Less
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Hi Craig, Thanks for your useful input. At this stage I think I too should have gone for the 1TB model. Now I can't seem to download video clips onto the 1.5 TB. It starts off OK then freezes and the usual Task Manager solutions don't seem to help and I end up with the dreaded blue screen. I have to switch off and start again. Very boring. If anyone has a solution would be most grateful for help
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effortlessly is relative...can you transfer the data and O/S? or is this as a secondary drive? Your mileage may vary!
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How? I hooked up my portable hard drive and it did not work! Problem is, its NTSF and not FAT32 formatted. Tried to reformat, and no go there either.
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Be careful. The difficulty in making the most basic configurations on this device (turning it on, turning it off, resetting) could present you with problems in doing anything more complicated. I guess if you have to use this device (which I do not recommend), make sure you do not have sensitive data on it. My device basically decided to reset itself and I lost access to my data. I think Seagate has gone downhill sorry to say.